Dharitri says that the Abhinna Chandra Homeopathy medical college in Bhubaneswar is to have AIIMS like facilities
June 17th, 2009
Update: A tathya.in article says the following:
With setting up of an All India Institute of Homeopathic Science(AIIHS) in Orissa, Minister Health & Family Welfare is hoping to make this system of medicine will be more popular among the people. Mr.Achrya revealed here on 26 June that the State Government has posed for this institution to the Centre. Recently we have sent a proposal to the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), revealed Mr.Achrya. AYUSH is setting up All India institutions of Ayurveda and Homeopathy in various parts of the country. Keeping this in view, Orissa has sent the proposal entailing an investment of Rs.60-70 crores for the institution, said the Minister.
Note that in January 2008 the cabinet took decision to establish an All India Institute of Aurveda in New Delhi. See also this report in Hindu and this report in thaiindian.
Dharitri below mentions that it is one of the 5 such institutions that have been picked. On the other hand the site http://www.indianmedicine.nic.in/national-institute.asp lists the existing national institutes under the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy). They are:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA (NIA) JAIPUR.
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA (NIS), CHENNAI
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOMOEOPATHY, KOLKATA
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NATUROPATHY, PUNE
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF UNANI MEDICINE, BANGALORE
- INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE TEACHING & RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA, JAMNAGAR (GUJARAT)
- RASHTRIYA AYURVED VIDYAPEETH, NEW DELHI
- Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
Following is the report from Dharitri.
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